Fishing-rod.



IVI. K. PATIEN. FISHING ROD. APPLICATION FILED APR. I9. 1918.

Patented July 2, 1918.

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:FISHING-*Ron To all whom it may concern l Be it known that-I, MILTON K. PATTEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Torrington, in the county of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulA ,Improvements in Fishing- Rods, of which the following is a specifici tion.

This invention relates t-o fisliiiigio(ls. it is a mattery of fact that in various sections of this country the laws regarding the taking of fish under a certain size are stringent and severe. .As a rule a fisherman will guess at the size of the fish he has caught. Frequently he will make an error, and inv this event is apt to be caught by a gaine warden and subjected to trial and if found guilty, is heavily penalized. Things 'of this chai'- acter do happen frequently through the inI nocence or lack of knowledge of the sportsman. -I `provide a way by which this dilii- `ciilty can be eliminated. in that 1 furnish a.

means for iiieasuringa fish about thek lengt-h of which the fisherman may have some doubt,and if it be under size` he can throw ittbaek `into the water. I provide a rule or 4 measuring device in vcorrelation with thel rod,

it actually vbeing when not in use` incased within. the rod so as to be normally outof the -\'a.y, yet readily accessible for action, the lia'ndleof the rod providing an effective means for receiving the rule or measuring device. l also provide means of a positive and certain nature for holding;iv the rule in position, by reason of which it cannot be come accidentally dislodged while. the user of the rod is using it in fishing.

In the drawings accompanying and torining part of the present spcciticaiiou I have shown in detail one form of eiuhodiiiaiit of 'theinvention' which `I will set forth fully in thesfollowing descriiitiou. l do not limit myself to this particular disctosurej. l may depart therefroii in several respects within the scope of the invention deiiiied by the claims following said description. I

Referring to saidl drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of part, of; a rod involving theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line. Q-2 of Fig. 1`.

Fig. 3 is asectional detail of al part of the rule and its carrier, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line /t-'i of Fig. 3.' f y Like characters refer tolike parts through- 1 appiieiion ined Aprii 19, isis. seriai no. 229,481.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

Y "i vr )Patented o ii Ti. '1i tit vportion 3 from its upper or forward end.-

This handle portion also has a loneitudinally disposed bore 7 which extends from the riar end to at. least considerably iiioie than half the length thereof. the forward end of the bore as shown being; closed. y

willV be inferred the device comprises a fiile or linear measuring device, and 'this may vary decidedly as to character. 1t may consist` of a single strip` o :r it. may he t5 ii tiexibie or comparatively .rigid or foldahle.

the invention obviously not concerning such a detail. Tn addition to a rule or measuring! device such asA that denoted iii a general way by 8, there is provided therefor a zariier.

This carrier iiia'y like the rule vary de cidedly as to character; conveniently and desirably .it presentsl a plug for the rear open end of the handle portion 5i, being adapted as I will hereinafter explain to enter the bore 7. The rule ar ier'Q includes in its make-up a body portion 10 into which practically centrally thereof the butt or shank portion of the rule 8 is closely' lit-ted. Around the body portion 10 is disposed a i. ci

sleeve 11. the sleeve as sliown'beine eX-` teinally tapered for a reason thatwill-l'iere' ina l'te appear. i might note at this point that externally the reduction in size ofthe sleeve 11 is from the bach toward the front. The rear ends of the sleeve and body portion are practically coincident'. and they rest upon a button as 1Q. The body portion it) may be of any suitable material such for instance as wood, while the sleeve 'it Awill he i of sheet metal, the button 1:2 oidinai'iliv coiisistingr ofvulcaiiized rubber. although the matter of materials of which these or any other parts are composed, is not necessarily vital. Fitted' around the. button 1:2 is a baiiil 13 whichis set partly in an annular groove 14 upon the.n forward external part of the button. This band, as will be understood, tightly iits the button, and it has an inturned ci cular flange 1 5 which engages against an outtnrned crcuiar iiange 16 of :the sleeve 11, thus providing a sinple way of holding certain of the parts in assembled relation.

'.lhe tapered sleeve 11 is shtted to secure a. certain amount of resiliency, there being as l shown tWo longitudinally extending slits 17 open at their forward ends and their rear ends being in proximity to the body 10. The rear or butt end of the handle portion 3 receives the ferrule 18 generally made of sheet metal and which is held to the said handle portion in any desirable way. This ferrule overlies the back of the handle portion and .its opening 19v exactly registers with the bore ,7, 1n .vlew of which circumstance the sleeve 11 with the rule'S can be freely entered in :the bore and pushed home until the flange l5 abuts against the back part of the ferrule as shown in Fig. 1.

I have virtually noted the fact that preter- 'ably I do not rely upon the tit of the carrier 9 with its rule 8, in or to the handle portion 3 to prevent accidental separation of said parts. I provide positive means to insure this particular condition, and those shown for the purpose will now be described. The

, sleeve 11 is shown as having the inwardly extending bead 20 which tits an annular groove in the body portion 10, the bead 20,

l fring 22, constituting a'suitable latch or detent, and this split spring ring is adapted to automatically enter the annular groove 21 when the same is brought opposite the ring 4by the insertion of theearrier i) and rule 8 into the bore 7. This split ring` may be held yin place in any desirable manner, and is in proximity to the flanged rear end ot' the ferf rule 18. While it accomplishes in a satistac- -tory manner the purpose for which it is intended, it does not prevent when necessary 'the l,I eady pull of the carrier 9 and rule 8 from', llace for use of the rule. This with- -drawaof the carrier and rule .may be ae- 'complished by gripping the band 13 which I might observe 1s also manipulated in mounting the parts in place.

The rear part of the butt portion 2 slidingly carries a cufl1 25 adjustable thereon and provided with the screw 26 to engage the handle and thus hold the cull in au `adjusted position. i

What I claim is:

1. A fishing rod handle having a bore, a plug insertible in the bore andl provided with a rule connected therewith for insertion also into the bore, the plug having an annular groove, and the handle having an annular spring therein Which fits the groove to positively prevent aceidental removal of the plug, the plug when the spring is seated in the' groove therein abutting against the rear end of the handle.

2. A fishing-rod handle having a bore, a body portion, a sleeve surrounding the body portion and provided with an external annular groove, thereby forming a corresponding bead Within the sleeve, the body portion having in turn a groove to receive the bead, a rule extending into the sleeve and into the body portion, the rule extending from the sleeve, a button fitted against the end of the sleeve and the body portion, a band around the sleeve, the band having an inturned flange and the sleeve having an outturned flange against which the other flange fits, said sleeve being removably fitted into said bore, and the handle. having a latch to fit the external groove of the sleeve.

3. A fishing-rod handle having a bore, a.

lbody portion, a sleeve surrounding the body portion and provided with an external annular groove, thereby fior-n iing a eorrespoluling bead Within the sleeve, the Ibody portion having in turn a groove to receive the bead. a rule extending into the sleeve and fitted Ain the body portion, the rule projecting trom the sleeve, a button fitted against the end of the sleeve and the body portion, a band around the sleeve, the band having an inturned fiange and the sleeve having an outturned flange against which the other flange fits, said sleeve being removably disposed in said bore, and said inturned'flange against. the end of the handle, the sleeve being longitudinally tapered, spared from the rule and having longitudinally extending slits.

In testimony wl'lereot I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MILTON KURAN PATTEH. Witnesses:

EUGENE T. OSULLIvAN, ARTHUR R. Pa'rrnN. 

